The remains were found by police serving a search warrant at the home in the 1400 block of Bluejay Way on November 18th.

Experts inspected the remains and determined they were human, prompting a police investigation.

Investigators returned to the home Wednesday morning and found more remains.

Investigators were digging in the backyard of the home in what appeared to be a shallow grave.

Lt. Dean Evans of the Hemet police said the remains have not beenidentified and it's not clear if the remains belong to any of the threeteens. Investigators say one of the teens lived inside the home.

"There is no evidence that these remains are any of these threejuveniles," said Lt. Evans. "We have no idea who they are at thispoint. They've just been identified by the forensic anthropologist, butat this point, they've been identified as human remains but they havenot been identified through DNA analysis or anything like that at thispoint. "It's going to take some time for that," Lt. Evans toldreporters.

Police have said they believe the teens may be together. Investigatorsalso say they do not believe the teens ran away or were abducted.

Unnamed sources at the scene say that authorities did not believe theremains belong to 17 year old Felicia Sharpe. Sharpe was last seenNovember 9th, but was not reported missing until November 17th. AdrianRios and Jose Campos, were also reported missing that same day. Camposis Sharpe's boyfriend.

A spokesman for the Rios' family said that Rios was last seen November15th when he went to the Bluejay Way home to watch a football game withCampos. Rios never came home. That's when the family filed a missingpersons report.

That missing persons report prompted investigators to serve a search warrant at the home on November 18th.

Neighbors say they saw a bonfire in the backyard of the home around the time the teens were last seen.

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Investigators found more charredhuman remains at the home of one of two missing Southern Californiaboys as a third teen turned up safe Wednesday.FeliciaSharp apparently had been staying with her mother but didn't tell herfather about her whereabouts because her parents are estranged, policeLt. Dean Evans said. The girl, 17-year-olds Adrian Rios and Jose Camposwere reported missing more than a week ago.Police said Sharp waslast seen Nov. 9 but wasn't reported missing until Nov. 17. They saidshe last logged into her MySpace page on Nov. 14. Rios was last seen going to the Campos home Nov. 15 to watch a football game, Evanssaid. The fragmented remains were found in a makeshift backyard graveoutside the home, which the Campos family had been renting for the pasttwo months, he added."The only thing I know is my son, he never (would) stay and not talk to me for a long time," said Rios' mother, Elodia Lopez.Evans said the none of the teens had a history of running away.Remainsfound in the backyard on Nov. 18 were later identified as human and asecond search Wednesday turned up more bones, which Evans said were insmall pieces that may take weeks of examination to identify.Because of their condition, Evans said he could not immediately link the remains to either of the missing teenagers."I can't tell you if it's one person, two people, a male, a female," he said.Neighbors reported smelling smoke from what appeared to be a bonfire or barbecue at the home last weekend.MattMiller, 21, who lives two houses away, said two teenagers matching thedescription of the missing boys ran onto his lawn in a panic at about 6p.m. Sunday. Their eyes were red and swollen.The teens told himthat they had been in a fight and claimed that someone hadpepper-sprayed them. They also said police were after them.Miller washed their eyes with milk and they ran off, he said. Several hours later, he and his wife smelled a foul burning odor."It was a very strong smell. I've never smelled it before," said his wife,Irene Miller. "We had to shut our windows, it was so bad."Alarge swath of the block was cordoned off with police tape Wednesday asa dozen neighbors gathered around the single-story stucco house whereinvestigators brought out bagged evidence and loaded them into trucks.The driveway was cluttered with household items such as boxes and bagsof clothes.Lopez said she was convinced her son is still alive."I feel it in my heart," she said.

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Two teenaged boys remained unaccounted for today and investigation of burned human remains found in a yard at one of their homes in Hemet is on hold, authorities said.Jose Campos, 17, and Andrian Rios, 17, were reported missing last week, along with Campos’ girlfriend, Felicia Sharpe, 17, who was found alive in the company of her mother on Wednesday.Hemet police detectives interviewed SharpeWednesday afternoon. Sharpe told investigators she had been spendingtime with her mother, who is estranged from her father, Hemet policesaid. Sharpe’s father reported her missing.Since Nov. 18, investigators have discovered burned remnants,confirmed to be human remains, in the yard at the Campos family’s homein the 1400 block of Bluejay Way, according to Hemet police.Investigators returned to the backyard of the home Wednesday to dig in what appeared to be a shallow grave.It remained unclear today whether the human remains are from one ormore people, a coroner’s investigator in Perris said early today. Theremains are referred to on the Riverside County coroner’s Web site as”John/Jane Doe,” indicating they have not been identified in any way,the investigator said.Witnesses told police a large bonfire was lit in the yard lastSunday night when Campos and Rios got together to watch a football game.”There is some evidence of a fire back there,” Evans said. ”It doesalarm us that these remains were found at the home of the missingjuvenile. However, no link has been made at this point.”No arrests have been made in the case, and authorities indicated theparents of the missing teens were cooperating with the investigation.Sgt. Dave Quinn with the Hemet Police Department’s InvestigationsBureau is expected back on the case Friday, Hemet Police Sgt. JamesWaters said early today.Waters encouraged anyone with information to call 951 -765-2400.

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A couple living near a Hemet house where police found charred humanremains may have been among the last people to see two teenagers whohad been at the house and were still missing on Thursday.

Mattand Irene Miller said they found two teenagers in their yard the samenight neighbors say they saw an "out-of-control" bonfire in thebackyard of Jose Campos. Campos and Adrian Rios, both 17, have beengone almost two weeks.

Rios hasn't been seen since Nov. 15,when he told his family he was headed to the Campos' house on BluejayWay to watch a San Diego Chargers game.

Several calls made Thursday to Hemet police about the investigation were not returned.

OnThursday, Irene and Matt Miller said that the two teenage boys whoshowed up in their yard about 5 p.m. on Nov. 15 were Campos and Rio.The couple said they recognized the boys in photographs of thempublished after they were reported missing.

The Millers said the boys appeared to be intoxicated and had entered their yard through a gate.

"We heard our dogs barking and we came out to see what was going on," Irene Miller said.

MattMiller said the boys smelled of alcohol, had short hair and that theireyes were red. They wore flannel-like jackets and baggy pants. One ofthe boys had gloves in his back pocket.

The boys told theMillers that someone who they tried to fight had pepper sprayed them.Matt Miller said he and his wife used a hose to wash out their faces.

"They asked for milk because they said it would take the sting out from the pepper spray," Matt Miller said.

Theboys lay on the ground as the Millers poured milk on their faces, MattMiller said. Then, they got up and said they had to get away becausethe police were on their way, Matt Miller said.

"They were here about five minutes," he said. "The cops did come. They knocked on the door about 25 to 30 minutes later."

MattMiller said the officers asked whether two "Mexicans" had been at hishouse. He said he told police what happened and that the boys headedback toward Campos' house. The officers didn't take a report, Millersaid.

"They (police) laughed and said that sounded about right," Miller recalled, adding that the officers stayed about two minutes.

It'sunclear whether police were called to the house the night of thebonfire. Lt. Dean Evans on Wednesday said he was not aware of anyprevious police calls made to the house.

Neighbors said theysaw a bonfire and smelled the strong odor of smoke coming from theCampos backyard that reminded them of burning pallets.

Rios'mother, Elodia Lopez, reported her son missing on Nov. 16 and postedfliers about his disappearance. She urged officers to go to the Camposhouse, police said, but it's unclear whether they did. Lopez couldn'tbe reached for comment Thursday.

A third teenager who had beenreported missing, Campos' 17-year-old girlfriend, Felicia Sharpe,reappeared Wednesday with her mother. Hemet police questioned Sharpeand she was released.

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OnNov. 17, police reports indicated the case at the Campos house was ahomicide investigation. They first searched the home Nov. 18, when theyfound human remains.

Officers then watched the house for aweek before returning Wednesday and finding more remains, they said.Late that afternoon, they removed their crime-scene tape and left thehouse. Throughout the day investigators were tagging, photographing andremoving items from the home including, the lid of a washing machine.

Hemetpolice said Wednesday that it could take weeks for DNA tests to confirmthe identity of the charred, fragmented bones and flesh found behindthe Campos home. Police were still trying to determine whether theremains belonged to one person or more.

Police theorize thatsomeone set body parts on fire to cover up a homicide. But they saidthey have no suspects. The parents of all three teens were said to becooperating with authorities.

Campos' family had been rentingthe home in the neighborhood south of Hemet-Ryan Airport for about twomonths, although it has stood empty since the Nov. 15 bonfire. Thehouse is near a gully that separates the dirt yard from HarmonyElementary School.

On Thursday, neighbors said they never sawanyone living at the home who they could identify as a parent. Peoplesometimes gathered at the house, but the activity didn't bother anyone.

Neighbor Raymond Tisdale said his wife saw Campos in the front yard the morning of the bonfire as she walked to church.

"They were moving furniture out at night after the police came the first time," he said.

RyanGonzalez, who lives across the street from the Campos house, saidoccasional parties were held with teenagers and adults who appeared tobe in their 30s, he said.

"They played pool in the garage," Gonzalez said. "Once in a while, they had loud parties. Nothing that bothered me."

Anyone with information call 951-765-2400.

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When policebegan their search for a missing Hemet teen, detectives were called bya distraught mother who found her son's bloody shoe. Asearch warrant obtained today outlines the beginning of the policeinvestigation into three missing 17-year-olds and the discovery ofcharred human remains and evidence at the home on Bluejay Way in Hemetlast week. At the home Nov. 18, police recovered amachete, a used bullet shell, a shovel, butcher knives, burnt pieces ofclothing, a bloody shoe, soil samples, an empty gas canister and otherpersonal belongings. Investigators continued their searchfor Adrian Rios and Jose Campos, now missing for two weeks. Detectivesdeclared the investigation a homicide, but have not identified anysuspects. The search warrant does not give any narrative about whocommitted the killing or a victim. The charred andfragmented remains have not yet been identified while DNA testing ispending. Authorities say results may not be in for several weeks. A third missing teen, Felicia Sharp, identified herself to policeWednesday with her mother, saying she had been living with her mothersince Nov. 9, but did not want to tell her estranged father. Sharp wasinterviewed for nearly two hours, but detectives have not released herstatements. There was no answer at Felicia's home today,which is guarded by a pit bull and sits behind a chain link fence withfive "no trespassing" signs.

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Police are questioning a "person of interest" in the disappearance of 2 teenagers.That person could be connected to burned human remains found at ahome in Hemet. Police aren't saying who that person of interest is.A search warrant says Hemet police found a machete, butcher knives,a shovel, a bullet casing, burned clothing, and an empty gas canisterat the home of a missing Hemet teen.Jose Campos, Adrian Rios, and Felicia Sharpe - all 17 - were reported missing mid-November.Sharpe was found safe last week.Authorities are now trying to determine whose remains they found.

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Police said Friday they have issued amurder arrest warrant for one of two missing Southern California teensand believe charred and fragmented human remains found in the suspect'sRiverside County backyard belong to the other youth.Police are seeking Jose Campos, 17, and arrested his stepfather and mother, Jose and Maria Seym (SAY-em), late Thursday on suspicion of being accessories to murder, said Hemet police Capt. Tony Margis.Police have also issued an arrest warrant for Felicia Sharp, 17, and a 21-year-old man named Rene Lopez-Fregozo, Margis said. Lopez-Fregozo and Sharp are both wanted for being an accessory to murder, he said.

Authorities believe the charred remains found last month in a firepit behind Campos' house are those of 17-year-old Adrian Rios, although they are awaiting the results of DNA testing on some of the remains, including a severed human foot. Results could take several weeks.Margis said investigators believe Rios was shot and was dead when his body was placed in the firepit. They have not recovered a murder weapon and have not determined a motive, he said.At least six people were in Campos' home during the alleged murder or immediately after the crime, said police Chief Richard Dana.Police believe Campos' parents knew about the killing but were not at home when it happened.The investigation began on Nov. 17, when Rios' mother, Elodia Lopez, reported him missing.Lopez last saw her son two days before, when he went to Campos' house to watch a football game, authorities have said.Whenhe didn't come home, his mother went to Campos' house. She found no onehome but saw a bloody sneaker in the backyard and found drag marks inthe dirt. She told police the sneaker looked like her son's shoe,according to a search warrant affidavit filed in the case.Policealso noted a number of flies clustered on a saturated area of theground, and found a machete, butcher knives, shovel, .22-caliber spentshell casing, empty gas canister and burned and bloodied clothing,according to the warrant.Sharp, who is Campos' girlfriend, wasinitially reported missing, but she came forward last week and toldpolice she had been staying with her mother, who is separated from herfather.Margis said detectives do not believe she was truthful during a two-hour interview last week. She has since run away, he said.Also missing is the Campos family's white Chevy Tahoe.Hemet is a city of about 58,000 in a rural area 90 miles southeast of Los Angeles.Thealleged crime took place in a planned neighborhood of modern, one- andtwo-story stucco homes with narrow residential streets dotted withcul-de-sacs.

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Human remains found in the backyard of a Hemet home are believedto be those of a missing teenager, while two other teens thought tohave been missing are now suspects in his murder, police saidFriday.

Jose Campos, Adrian Rios and Felicia Sharp, all 17, werereported missing last month, having last been seen Nov. 15 atCampos' home on Bluejay Way. Neighbors said there was a bonfirewith a foul stench at the home that night.

Investigators found burned body parts in a fire pit behind thehome, and at a news conference Friday, they announced they believethe remains are those of Rios, and that they suspect Campos shothim once with a .22-caliber gun.

Sharp, who reappeared after the investigation began and wasquestioned by police, is wanted as an accessory to the murder, asis Rene Lopez-Fregozo, 21, of Texas.

Margis said detectives do not believe Sharp was truthful duringa two-hour interview last week.

"Quite frankly, there wasn't enough evidence to hold her,"Margis said, adding that she has since disappeared again.

The murder weapon, which has not been found, could be in one ofthe teens' possession, police said. Also missing is the Camposfamily's white Chevy Tahoe.

Campos' stepfather and mother ---- Jose and Maria Seym ---- arealso suspected of being accessories to the murder and were arrestedlate Thursday.

The Seyms are not believed to have been at the home when the boywas killed.

"Right now, the parents are being held as accessories, so theirrole would be regarding their activities after the homicide," saidHemet police Capt. Tony Margis.

Police believe Rios was murdered the night of Nov. 15 or earlyNov. 16 and his body burned to hide the crime.

Officers following up on a missing-persons report filed by Rios'mother searched the Bluejay Way home and found human remains in thebackyard.

Hemet Police Chief Richard Dana said the remains are believed tobe Rios, although they have not been positively identified.

Gang task force members are looking into whether one or both ofthe boys were associated with gangs, but they have ruled out a lovetriangle as a possible motive, police said.

"Obviously this is a particularly disturbing crime," saidAssistant District Attorney Chuck Hughes. "Burning a young man'sbody to hide a crime shows a definite inhumanity."

Margis said authorities believe people may have been called tothe home after the murder to help dispose of the body.

"We believe that there were six people in that house either atthe time of the murder or close thereafter," Margis said. "Theremay be more. We're still working on identifying everybody who wasin that house throughout that time period."

Campos had lived in the home for the last two months with hisparents, but neighbors said the home had been vacant for about aweek before the night of the bonfire.

Police have never confirmed that the house was vacant and havesaid they believed that the teens originally gathered there towatch a football game, indicating there was some sort of televisionhookup at the home.

The investigation began Nov. 16 when Rios' mother, Elodia Lopez,went to find her son, after being told that he was seen at theBluejay Way home the night of Nov. 15. Rios had apparently gone tothe home to watch a football game with Campos.

Lopez found a sneaker that resembled her son's shoe, and thesneaker had "some sort of dried reddish" substance on it, accordingto Margis.

Detectives found a shallow grave and the remains, Margissaid.

They also found drag marks in the backyard.

Examination by a specialist determined that the remains were aright foot that had been attached to the leg as the body was burnedbut was severed after the charring.

"I'm not sure if just the fire caused the severing," Margissaid, adding that he did not believe that butcher knives found atthe scene had any blood on them.

"We will get to the bottom of it," he said.

Earlier this week, police said the families of both boys havebeen cooperating with the investigation.

According to court documents, police who searched the home founda machete; a .22-caliber spent shell casing; bicycles; a shovel;butcher-style knives; a gas canister; burnt pieces of what lookslike clothing; a partially burned T-shirt; pieces of rope; a sock;a yellow metal hoop earring; and a Hemet police department ticketissued to Jose Campos.

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Human remains found in the backyard of a Hemet home are believed tobe those of a missing teenager, while two other teens thought to havebeen missing are now suspects in the killing, police said Friday. Jose Campos, Adrian Rios and Felicia Sharp, all 17, were reported missinglast month, having last been seen Nov. 15 at the home at 1440 BluejayWay.Neighbors said there was a bonfire with a foul stench at the home that night.Investigatorsfound burned body parts in a fire pit behind the home, and at a newsconference Friday, they announced they believe the remains are those ofRios, and that they suspect Campos shot him once with a .22-caliber gun.Sharp,who reappeared after the investigation began and was questioned bypolice, but then released and disappeared again, is wanted as anaccessory to the homicide, as is Rene Lopez-Fregozo, 21, of Texas.“Quite frankly, there wasn't enough evidence to hold her,” Margis said of Sharp.The weapon used to commit the homicide, which has not been found, could be in one of the teens' possession, police said.Meanwhile,Campos' stepfather and mother — Jose and Maria Seym — were arrestedlate Thursday and are also suspected of being accessories to thekilling.The Seyms are not believed to have been at the home when Rios was killed.“Rightnow, the parents are being held as accessories, so their role would beregarding their activities after the homicide,” said Hemet police Capt.Tony Margis.Police believe Rios was killed the night of Nov. 15 or early Nov. 16 and his body burned to hide the crime.Policefollowing up on a missing-persons report filed by Rios' mother searchedthe Bluejay Way home and found human remains in the backyard.Hemet police Chief Richard Dana said the remains are believed to be Rios, although they have not been positively identified.Gangtask force members are looking into whether one or both of the boyswere associated with gangs, but they have ruled out a love triangle asa possible motive, police said.“Obviously this is a particularly disturbing crime,” said AssistantDistrict Attorney Chuck Hughes. “Burning a young man's body to hide acrime shows a definite inhumanity.”Margis said authorities believe people may have been called to the home after the homicide to help dispose of the body.“Webelieve that there were six people in that house either at the time ofthe murder or close thereafter,” Margis said. “There may be more. We'restill working on identifying everybody who was in that house throughoutthat time period.”Camposhad lived in the home for the past two months with his parents, butneighbors said the home had been vacant for about a week before thenight of the bonfire.Policehave never confirmed that the house was vacant and have said theybelieved that the teens originally gathered there to watch a footballgame, indicating there was some sort of television hookup at the home.Theinvestigation began Nov. 16 when Rios' mother, Elodia Lopez, went tofind her son, after being told that he was seen at the Bluejay Way homethe night of Nov. 15.Rios had apparently gone to the home to watch a football game with Campos.Lopezfound a sneaker that resembled her son's shoe, and the sneaker had“some sort of dried reddish” substance on it, according to Margis.Detectives found at least one shallow grave and the remains, Margis said.They also found drag marks in the backyard.Examinationby a specialist determined that the remains were a right foot that hadbeen attached to the leg as the body was burned, but severed after thecharring.“I'mnot sure if just the fire caused the severing,” Margis said, addingthat he did not believe that butcher knives found at the scene had anyblood on them.“We will get to the bottom of it,” he said.Police said earlier the families of both boys have been cooperating with the investigation.Accordingto court documents, police who searched the home found a machete; a.22-caliber spent shell casing; bicycles; a shovel; butcher-styleknives; a gas canister; burnt pieces of what looks like clothing; apartially burned T-shirt; pieces of rope; a sock; a yellow metal hoopearring; and a Hemet police department ticket issued to Jose Campos.

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Police said a man suspected in the death of 17-year old boy whose body was incinerated in a backyard bonfire was located. Officers said 21-year-old Rene Lopez-Fregozo was found late Friday in a home on the 2500 block of Highway 74 in Perris. Lopez-Fregoso was taken to the Hemet Police Station and was interviewedby detectives for several hours. Lopez was released pending furtherinvestigation. Police are still looking for Jose Campos, 17,in connection with the killing of Adrian Rios. Campos's girlfriend,17-year-old Felicia Sharp is also being sought. Campos'sstepfather and mother, Jose and Maria Seym, were arrested late Thursdayon suspicion of being accessories to murder, said Hemet Police Capt.Tony Margis. Charred human remains were found in a shallowgrave in the backyard of their home on the 1400 block of Bluejay Way onNov. 18. Police also found a machete, butcher knives, a bullet casing,burnt clothing and an empty gas canister at the home. Policesaid they believe the charred remains are those of Rios, who was lastseen at the home, although the remains have not yet been positivelyidentified. Police are awaiting the results of DNA testing on some ofthe remains, including a severed human foot, which could take severalweeks. Detectives said Rios was shot to death and set on firein an attempt to conceal the crime. They said Rios is believed to havebeen murdered with a total of six people present during or just afterthe crime. "We do believe that he was murdered and he wasmurdered prior to being placed in the fire pit and burned. There was anumber of people at the residence, either at the time of the murder orimmediately thereafter. There were more than six people that arrived atthat location," said Hemet Police Chief Richard Dana. Hemet Police Capt. Tony Margis said the Seyms are not believed to have been at the home when Rios was killed. "Right now, the parents are being held as accessories, so their rolewould be regarding their activities after the homicide," Margis said. Campos, Rios and Sharpe were all initially reported missing last month,having last been seen at the home Nov. 15. Neighbors said there was abonfire with a foul stench at the home that night. "It was a horrible, very bad smell," said neighbor Matthew Miller. Police said they believe Adrian Rios was murdered the night of Nov. 15or early Nov. 16. Police following up on a missing-persons report filedby Rios's mother searched the Bluejay Way home and found human remainsin the backyard. Police have not determined a motive orrecovered a murder weapon. However, they are looking into whether themurder was gang-related. Shortly after the remains werediscovered, Sharpe walked into a Hemet police station with her mother,where she was questioned and released. She has since disappeared again. Police have not commented on what Sharpe may have told them about the boys. Campos had lived in the home for the past two months with his parents,but neighbors said the home had been vacant for about a week before thenight of the bonfire. Police said the two suspects are armedand dangerous. If you have any information on the suspects'whereabouts, you're asked to call Hemet Police at (951) 634-3046.

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The mother and stepfather of a teenager suspected in the murder ofanother teen, whose charred remains were found in Hemet, are to bearraigned Monday on charges accusing them of being accessories afterthe crime. Adrian Rios, Jose Campos, and his girlfriend, Felicia Sharp, all 17 and from Hemet, were reported missing Nov. 16.

Charred remains that were later determined to have been those of Rioswere found two days later in a fire pit behind Campos' home on BluejayWay. Sharp surrendered to authorities Nov. 26 and was questioned and released before disappearing again.

She is now wanted in connection with the murder, along with Campos, who authorities believe shot Rios. He is also at large.

On Friday, another suspect in the case, Rene Lopez-Fregozo, 21, ofTexas, was found in the Perris area. He also was questioned andreleased. Meantime, Campos' stepfather and mother -- Jose JuanSeym, 29, and Maria Alvarado Seym, 45 -- were arrested and booked onsuspicion of felony accessory to murder, and are to be arraigned Monday. Both are being held on $1 million bail.

The Seyms are not believed to have been at the home when Rios was killed.

"Right now, the parents are being held as accessories, so their rolewould be regarding their activities after the homicide,'' Hemet policeCapt. Tony Margis said Friday. Police believe Rios was murdered the night of Nov. 15or early Nov. 16 and his body burned to hide the crime. Policefollowing up on a missing persons report filed by Rios' mother searchedthe Bluejay Way home and found human remains in the backyard. Margis said people may have been called to the home after the murder to help dispose of the body.

"We believe that there were six people in that house either at the timeof the murder or close thereafter,'' Margis said. "There may be more.We're still working on identifying everybody who was in that housethroughout that time period.''

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The mother and stepfather of a teenager arrested in the murder of another teen in Hemet were free today.

JoseJuan Seym and Maria Alvarado Seym, arrested Friday and booked onsuspicion of accessory to murder, were freed Monday. Suspects can bedetained only 72 hours without being charged with a crime.

Thecouple were arrested in the death of Adrian Rios, whose charred remainswere found in a shallow grave at the home the Seyms rented.

"Wedidn't file any charges at this time, and we'll continue to evaluate itas the investigation continues," John Hall of the District Attorney'sOffice said.

Maria Seym, who had some driving tickets, paid fines for a seat belt violation and speeding and was released.

AdrianRios, Jose Campos and his girlfriend, Felicia Sharp, all 17 and fromHemet, were reported missing Nov. 16. Rios' remains were found two dayslater in a fire pit behind Campos' family's home on Bluejay Way.

Police said they believe Campos, who is being sought, shot Rios with a .22-caliber gun before the body was burned.

The Seyms, who are the parents of Jose Campos, were arrested Friday and held over the weekend.

Police said they did not believe the Seyms participated in the killing.

Anotherman who had been sought, 21-year-old Rene Lopez-Fregozo, was questionedFriday and released. Police believe Rios was murdered the night of Nov.15 or early Nov. 16.

Police following up on a missing personsreported filed by Rios' mother searched the Bluejay Way home and foundhuman remains in the backyard. Sharp is being sought for furtherquestioning. She was initially reported missing with the other, thenturned up at her mother's home and was questioned Nov. 26. Police didnot book her for a crime.

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DNA testing shows the charredhuman remains found in a Hemet backyard last month are those of17-year-old Adrian Rios, the Riverside County Coroner's Office saidTuesday.Adrian Rios, Jose Campos and his girlfriend, Felicia Sharp, all 17 and from Hemet, were reported missing Nov. 16.

Rios' remains — two feet and some bone fragments — were found two days laterin a shallow grave behind Campos' family's home on Bluejay Way.

Police have said they believe Campos shot Rios with a .22-caliber gun beforethe body was burned and the bulk of his remains taken elsewhere.

Police said they believe Rios was killed the night of Nov. 15 or early Nov. 16.

Police following up on a missing person report filed by Rios' mother searchedthe Bluejay Way home and found the human remains in the backyard.

A couple who rented the home was arrested but later released because nocharges were filed against them. Police said they did not believe thecouple participated in the killing.

Another man who had been sought was questioned and released.

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HEMET — A murder charge was filed Thursday against a 17-year-oldfugitive suspected in the shooting death of a teenage boy whose charredremains were found in a backyard fire pit.A $2 million warrant was previously issued for Jose Manuel Campos, who also is charged with a gun offense.He disappeared the night after a huge bonfire was spotted at a home on Bluejay Way on Nov. 15.Partial remains were found at the scene, and DNA evidence confirmed the victim was Adrian Rios, 17.Investigators believe the teen was shot with a .22-caliber gun before his body was set afire.Noothers have been charged in the case, but the investigation iscontinuing, according to John Hall of the Riverside County DistrictAttorney's Office.Rios'mother reported him missing Nov. 16. She did so after going to theBluejay home where her son had been seen and found what looked like hissneaker, according to investigators.Authoritiesare still searching for Felicia Sharp, described as Campos' girlfriend,who disappeared after being questioned, then released, by police.Athird person — Rene Lopez-Fregozo, 21 — was located Dec. 4 at a home inthe 25000 block of Highway 74 in the Perris area, questioned, thenreleased pending further investigation, according to Hemet police Capt.Tony Margis.Neighborsrecalled a powerful stench emanating from the Sunday night bonfire,which was set after several youths gathered at the house, reportedly towatch a football game.Campos'stepfather, Jose Juan Seym, 29, and the boy's mother, Maria AlvaradoSeym, 45, were arrested Dec. 3 and detained on suspicion of felonyaccessory to murder. They were later released and no charges have beenfiled against them to date.Sharpwas initially reported missing along with Campos and Rios inmid-November. She showed up with her mother at Hemet policeheadquarters on Nov. 25, after Rios' remains were found.She was questioned and released, but hasn't been seen since.“Quite frankly, there wasn't enough evidence to hold her,” Margis said.Camposapparently had lived at the home on Bluejay Way, but neighbors said thefamily moved out about a week before the bonfire.Margis said police believe at least six people were at the house around the time Rios was killed.WhenRios' mother, Elodia Lopez, found her son's sneaker at the residence,she noticed that it had “some sort of dried reddish” substance on it,according to Margis.Detectives subsequently found a shallow grave, two feet and other bone fragments, Margis said.They also found drag marks in the backyard.

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The Riverside County district attorney's office has filed onecount of murder against Hemet resident Jose Manuel Campos, 17, in theshooting death of Adrian Rios, whose body was burned in the back yardof Campos' home last month.

The murder count against Campos wasfiled in Riverside County Superior Court on Thursday. The criminalcomplaint also alleges that Campos discharged a firearm, killing Rios.

Theinvestigation conducted by the Hemet Police Department revealed thatCampos and Rios were at the Bluejay Way home on Nov. 15 when thealleged murder took place. Officers found charred human remains in theback yard of the home. DNA testing confirmed that the remains were thatof Rios.

Campos is still missing, as his girlfriend, Felicia Sharp.

A $2 million warrant has been issued for Campos' arrest.

No one else has been charged. The investigation into Rios' alleged slaying continues.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Campos can call Hemet police detectives at 634-3045.

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